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    The Importance of Humor in Crime Fiction

    "We need the warmth. There has to be somewhere for readers to turn when it’s cold."

    February 12, 2024  By E.A. Aymar
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    On the All-Female Shoplifting Gang Who Reigned Supreme in Turn-of-the-Century London

    "I was completely captivated by the history of this all-female crime syndicate..."

    February 12, 2024  By Heather Webb
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    Lisa Frankenstein is a Charming Comedy, Even If It's Missing Some Parts

    Olivia Rutigliano on Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams's 80s-throwback, Mary-Shelley-indebted, high-school zom-com

    February 9, 2024  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    How “True Detective” Is Evolving into Something New

    In "Night Country," the standout series is embracing the supernatural side of its noir legacy.

    February 9, 2024  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Crime Scenes from a Marriage: On Mr. and Mrs. Smith

    Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane’s take on the espionage rom-com conceit is all spies, lies, and compromise.

    February 8, 2024  By Justin Hairston
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    Killing Your Characters Is Traumatic: And It Should Be

    “You will have to do it over and over again, and it will never, ever become less fraught. In fact, it shouldn’t.”

    February 7, 2024  By Karen Outen
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    What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

    Tracy Sierra on plunging her everywoman into an action movie scenario

    February 6, 2024  By Tracy Sierra
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    Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

    On writing American characters realistically when English is your second language

    February 6, 2024  By Teresa Dovalpage
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    Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz Talk Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Thrillers

    Menger is a writer and filmmaker. Scholz is a literary critic and scholar. Both are fascinated by dark storytelling.

    February 5, 2024  By Ivar Lee Menger and Thomas P. Scholtz
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    Bad Characters Make for Good Storytelling: A Conversation

    From Medea to the Manson Girls, novelist Emily Schultz and actor Marianne Rendón talk about the challenges of dark material

    February 5, 2024  By Emily Schultz
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